UPDATE: Teenager dies after being struck by car

A 17-year-old girl who was riding or walking her bicycle in traffic on Hammer Lane this afternoon was struck by at least one car and died in a hospital a few hours later, police said.

There were reports of a man with her who ran from the scene right after impact, police said. She was riding or walking a red 10-speed bike across the eight-lane divided road, which has a speed limit of 40 mph.

She was struck by a green Mercedes sedan, driving eastbound, being driven by a 21-year-old man coming home from work. The car sustained damage to the windshield.

Hammer Lane is closed eastbound at Tam O'Shanter while police investigate the collision.

Read Saturday's Record for more on this story by staff writer Jason Anderson.